1. Advanced Placement in Georgia’s Future GAGC March 9, 2015

2. Advanced Placement in Georgia with SAT and ACT Updates Spring 2015
Georgia Department of Education
College Readiness Unit

3. College Readiness Unit
Becky Chambers, Manager Bonnie Marshall Georgia McSwain

4. The Advanced Placement Program in Georgia, 2014 Georgia Public Schools
97,439 graduates in Class of 2014 made a 3,4,or 5 on at least one AP Exam during high school, representing 42.8% of the Class o 2014.
103,352 students were enrolled in a least one AP course in 2014
80,536 students took AP exams in 2014
136,770 total number of AP exams taken in (56% of theses scores were 3+)
Georgia’s number of exams taken increased by 9.2% since 2013; national increase was 6.2%.
Georgia was 15th in Nation in the percentage of students (21.3%) in the Class of 2013 scoring 3 or higher on an AP exam during high school.*
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5. Number of GA AP Exams Taken and Number of 3,4,5’s Scored Over 5 Yrs

6. States in AP: 2004

7. Ten Years Later: States in AP

8. High Flyer States

9. 8 Common Patterns in Indiana & Georgia
State leadership set specific, aggressive goals for AP
AP expansion is one element of a larger effort to improve college readiness and college success.
Administer the PSAT in 10th grade and use PSAT data to identify students with AP Potential.
Enact AP credit policies.

10. 8 Common Patterns in Indiana & Georgia
Invest substantially in professional learning
Include AP in state accountability policies.
Cover exam fees, especially for low-income students
Use Virtual Schools to aid in rural expansion.

11. Which Courses Need Our Attention
AP Chemistry
AP Computer Science**
AP English Lang
AP English Lit*
AP Environmental Science
AP World
AP Calculus AB*
AP Physics B **
AP Psychology *
AP Statistics

12. AP Course Changes and Revisions
AP Physics I and AP Physics II (new, replaces AP Physics B; the two
AP Physics C courses remain the same)
AP Seminar (new)*
AP US History (revised)
AP Art History (revised)
AP European History (revised)
AP Research (New)*
Note: AP Engineering, Anatomy &Physiology, and Accounting under consideration—does not mean they will definitely be in the course line-up but the process has started to understand feasibility. Additions will be made 2 years in advance)
*part of AP Capstone Program (still in pilot phase)

13. AP Biology Redesign Results scores: before and after the redesign
AP Score
2012
2013 5
19.7%
5.4% 4
16.9%
21.4% 3
14.3%
36.3% 2
14.6%
29.5% 1
34.5%
7.4%

14. . . .A New Resource for the APUSH Redesign
AP Free-Response Performance System
10 online modules for teachers
Free
Video: professor using content to teach students a skill
Video: teacher using content to teach students a skill
Scoring calibration: teacher practices using AP rubric to score student work – teacher receives accumulates points for accuracy in scoring
Teacher downloads two practice tasks to administer in the classroom
Launched November 19 for AP US History teachers

15. What if… Free, online AP courses
Developed by the College Board and edX, in partnership with top tier universities (Columbia, Rice, etc.)
Indexed to the AP course framework
For teachers: augments the content knowledge of new teachers or teachers teaching outside their field
For students: self-paced learning OR focus on specific modules where they need extra support
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16. Based on The AP Insight Program
apinsight.collegeboard.org

17. Yes, but only this can be done for $1
Should the AP Program increase the AP Exam fee to make AP Insight available for free to teachers and students in the top most popular subjects? (Response at Forum)
Yes, but only this can be done for $1
Yes, but only if this can be done for $2
Yes, but only if this can be done for $5 dollars
No, do not add this into the exam fee; keep it separate for those schools that want it
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18. What if… the fees are a part of the exam fee but collected in fall
By moving the fee to the fall, we could avoid over-printing the number of AP Exams needed, saving costs that we could apply instead to subsidizing AP Insight for teachers/students.
Reduce the number of seniors who register for AP just to look good in college admissions, but then fail to take the course seriously after January.
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19. What if… Online mentorship
Format: 12 one-hour, one-on-one sessions delivered between August and May, conducted via video chat
Curricula: Menu of options devoted to relevant AP milestones (e.g. course audit) and subject specific challenge areas
Price: $1,500 - $2,000
1. Pricing requires external validation.

20. AP Teacher Resources from College Board
AP Teacher Community
Resources on AP Central Course Home Pages
PD Modules, Workshops, AP Insight (some cost)
AP Teacher Account
Audit
Protected Practice Exam
Score Reporting and Analysis
More resources and PD offers
apcentral.collegeboard.com

21. GaDOE Support for AP Funding for one AP Exam per low Income Student
Funding for Teacher Training Grants
Funding for 10th Grade PSAT Exams (AP Potential)
AP Regional Workshops for Teachers
Support for Revised/New Exams via webinars and dedicated workshops when needed
Dedicated State Staff to support AP Initiatives
State Recognitions for AP Honor Schools
AP Access and Support Schools
AP Challenge Schools
AP Merit Schools
AP STEM Schools
AP STEM Achievement Schools
AP Humanities Schools (new)

22. ACT in Georgia (Fall 2014 Report)
Georgia—All Schools (Change from last Year)
Nation—All Schools
(Change from last Year)
Total # Grads Taking Exam
43,934
1,845,787
English
19.8
(+0.1)
20.3
Mathematics
20.1
20.9
(0)
Reading 21
(+0.3)
21.3
(+0.21)
Science
20.4
(+0.2)
20.8
Composite
20.5

23. ACT Benchmarks
61% of Georgia’s Students met the College English Benchmark (18) compared to 64% of all Grads nationwide who took the exam
36% of Georgia’s Students met the College Algebra Benchmark (22) compared to 43% of all Grads nationwide who took the exam
41% of Georgia’s Students met the College Social Science Benchmark(22) compared to 44% of all Grads nationwide who took the exam
32% of Georgia’s Students met the College Biology Benchmark(23) compared to 37% of all Grads nationwide who took the exam
22% of Georgia’s Students met all 4 College Benchmarks compared to 26% of all Grads nationwide who took the exam

24. A Good Data Resource ACT STEM Reports
For National and State Reports go to:

25. SAT in Georgia (Fall 2014 Report) 77% of Georgia Seniors took the SAT in 2014
Georgia—All Schools (Change from last Year)
Nation—All Schools
(Change from last Year)
Total # Grads Taking Exam
73,626 (+2.1%)
1,672,395 (+0.7%)
Critical Reading Mean
488 (-2)
497 (+1)
Mathematics Mean
485 (-2)
513 (-1)
Writing Mean
472 (-3)
487 (-1)

26. PSAT in Georgia (Fall 2014 Report)
All Schools
Nation-
PSAT/NMSQT-Junior
(% change)
PSAT/NMSQT
-Sophomore
Total # Taking Exam
34,046
(0%)
1,579,720 (+1.8%)
109,089
(+3.2%)
1,662,939
(+4.9%)
Critical Reading Mean
48.8
(-0.1%)
47.4
(-0.3%)
40.5
(-0.7%)
42.6
(-0.5%)
Mathematics Mean
49.5
(+0.4%)
48.6
41.3
(+0.2%)
43.5
Writing Skills Mean
47.9
45.9
(-0.6%)
39.7
41.2

38. College Readiness Unit Georgia Department of Education
Becky Chambers, Manager Bonnie Marshall Georgia McSwain